The transition to adulthood has become a thriving area of research in life course studies.
This review is organized around two of the field's emerging themes. The first theme is the …

Traditionally, the study of the life course has been divided into research on different age
groups, different life phases, and different life domains such as the family cycle, fertility …

The Covid-19 pandemic is shaking fundamental assumptions about the human life course in
societies around the world. In this essay, we draw on our collective expertise to illustrate …

When Butler introduced the concept of ageism in 1969, it primarily aimed to highlight forms
of marginalization and discrimination that older people are exposed to. This was in line with …

Die sechs Kapitel des Buches sind wie folgt aufgebaut: 1. Demographische Entwicklung:
Das bevoelkerungspolitische Gewicht der jungen Generation-Historische Entwicklung: Die …

What are the most effective methods for doing life-course research? In this volume, the field's
founders and leaders answer this question, giving readers tips on: the art and method of the …

This life-course analysis of family development focuses on the social dynamics among
family members. It features parent-child relationships in a larger context, by examining the …

One of the enduring puzzles in the life sciences is the description and explanation of change
over time. Such change is frequently called “development,” and the metaphors of growth and …

Conceptions of the transition to adulthood were examined using data from 346 college
students aged 18-23 and 140 21-to 28-year-olds. Participants indicated the characteristics …

In this article, I review the issues posed 20 years ago in my model of the historical
institutionalization of the life course. I (a) recapitulate the claim that the life course has …